5 Simple Ways to Learn About Accessibility on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Shadowed adults, children, and person in wheelchair holding hands, in the background a rising sun.

Today, May 9, 2012, is the first annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Conceived by Los Angeles web developer Joe Devon, GAAD’s mission is to raise awareness of digital  accessibility and people with different disabilities. Joe encourages every web designer, developer, user experience professional to spend one hour today to experience first-hand the impact of… Continue reading 5 Simple Ways to Learn About Accessibility on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Speech at University of Michigan 2012 Commencement

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If you’ve ever been to a commencement, you know they can be, well, boring.

But this past weekend, chief medical correspondent for CNN and University of Michigan alumni Dr. Sanjay Gupta returned to Ann Arbor and showed how an interesting and fun commencement speech can be given. Continue reading Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Speech at University of Michigan 2012 Commencement

How Twitter Brought Molly Holzschlag to Detroit

Bright green and purple colors fill the light tunnel connecting Concourse B and C at the airport.

It all started in mid-October 2011. When Molly Holzschlag shared her photo on Twitter of the light tunnel in the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport, it caught my attention. “Hey, that’s close to my home,” I replied back and shared the history and video of the light tunnel in the McNamara Terminal. As well… Continue reading How Twitter Brought Molly Holzschlag to Detroit